Some Bushcraft Skills dates, and Survival Skills dates, coming up this spring. Places are available to book. Depending on the course; we'll be covering things like building shelters, hanging hammocks + tarps, foraging, skinning + cooking rabbits, knife sharpening...

This crow is snowboarding. Fun is universal. https://t.co/bP41iVbU4g

Tea break on the hill today 😅

The cutest thieves ever!!!!🤣 This is so adorable. I love them thanks for your kindness. God bless you.

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Seven S and Seven Snippets: These are a couple of things we look at on Lowland Leader Training, and other guide training. The concepts are the same; whether you are guiding in hiking boots, or from a kayak... Seven S: Safety Session Surround Skill Story Sally Space

And the gullies finally stop avalanching, allowing for a nice day out, in spectacular surroundings!

This sand painting by "Manu" of the St. Brigid Cross is absolutely spectacular ☘️💚 📍 Bridies' Beach near Clonea, Co. Waterford 🏖️💚🇮🇪 📸 Manu (FB) @TinkerCunt_ #Waterford #Ireland #StBrigidsDay #BrigidCross

A day of limited visibility, misted up goggles, and being blown over by the wind. About 30 seconds was as long as gloves could be off for 😅

Mother playing hid a seek. at the swamp 🦆🐥😅

Looking ahead; here are our next available training courses, running in Glengarriff... 14th - 15th Mar : Mountain Skills 1 18th - 19th Mar : Mountain Skills 1 21st - 22nd Mar : Lowland Leader Training 25th - 26th Mar : Mountain Skills 2 28th - 29th Mar : Mountain Skills 2

So good to be back in the winter wonderland again :)

For those unaware, these adorable little fellas are nurse sharks which are basically sea puppies. They are effectively harmless to humans and regularly swim alongside them and enjoy getting pets and scratches. Precious angels of the sea~

A puddle in Galway

Some nice, and fun, courses recently; including Lowland Leader Training in the Wicklow Mountains; and Night Navigation Training in the Caha Mountains... @MountainIrl @LeaveNoTraceIrl

Bar doing sailing exam + figuring food and logistics for multiday bushcraft courses; the most stressful job I had in '25 was setting up this sail for my sea kayak. But so worth it, the extra speed you get is amazing :) Brilliant 3 day trip to test it out over hols @phseakayaks

Here is what a ladybug taking off looks like in slow motion 🐞

A woman in West Virginia snapped a one-in-a-million shot of a tree being struck by lightning. Photographed by Donnie Dania.

Moonset Collage 3rd Jan, 2026 Omeath, Co. Louth

Glengarriff Bay; what a great place to live and work 🙂 Really looking forward to getting stuck back into rock climbing courses and kayaking trips for another spring and summer...